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12th
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
1862
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
advance
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
all
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
ambush
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
any
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
armed
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
army
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
artillery
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
cavalry-men
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
Donelson
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
down
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
February
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
fifteen
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
Fort
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
forty
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
guiding
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
Henry
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
horseback
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
leading
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
like
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
looking
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
MARCH
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From this reading THE MARCH.
men
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
more
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
now
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
old
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
once
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
Paul
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
pieces
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
ravines
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
Rebels
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
revolver
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
road
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
rode
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
saddle
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
said
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
sat
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
see
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
shoulders
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
straps
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
sword
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARCH.
there
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
thickets
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From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
thousand
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
trooper
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
uniform
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
Wednesday
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From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
well
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From this reading He was on horseback, and sat so well in the saddle that the cavalry-men said he rode like an old trooper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He rode in advance of all, looking sharply into the thickets and down the ravines, to see if there were any Rebels in ambush.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Wednesday, the 12th of February, 1862, Paul found himself once more upon the road leading from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, not now alone, but guiding an army of fifteen thousand men, with forty pieces of artillery.
wore
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From this reading He was in uniform, and wore straps on his shoulders, and was armed with a sword and a revolver.
